obtrusive

(ŏb-trū'sĭv, -zĭv, əb-)
adj.

1. Thrusting out; protruding: an obtrusive rock formation.
2. Tending to push self-assertively forward; brash: a spoiled child's obtrusive behavior.
3. Undesirably noticeable: an obtrusive scar.

[From Latin obtrūsus, past participle of obtrūdere, to obtrude. See obtrude.]

obtrusively ob·tru'sive·ly adv.
obtrusiveness ob·tru'sive·ness n.

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adjective

Given to intruding in other people's affairs: interfering, intrusive, meddlesome, meddling, officious. See participate/abstain.

adj

Definition: pushy, obvious
Antonyms: inconspicuous, modest, shy, unobtrusive

For a list of words related to obtrusive, see:

• Extroverted, Outgoing, Outspoken, or Dramatic

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - som stikker i øjnene, påfaldende

Nederlands (Dutch)
opdringerig

Français (French)
adj. - choquant, visible, gênant, importun

Deutsch (German)
adj. - aufdringlich, auffällig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ενοχλητικός, φορτικός, κραυγαλέος, που προβάλλει δυσάρεστα

Italiano (Italian)
importuno, invadente, vistoso, che si fa notare, assordante, chiassoso

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - indiscreto, intruso

Русский (Russian)
надоедливый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - importuno, molesto, entrometido, presumido

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - påträngande, påflugen, påfallande

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
强迫人的, 莽撞的, 冒失的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 強迫人的, 莽撞的, 冒失的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 강요하는 , 주제넘은, 튀어나온, 눈에 거슬리는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 押し付けがましい, でしゃばりの, ひどく目だつ, 突出した

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) اقتحامي, متطفل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮נדחק, מפריע, לא קרוא (אורח), מתפרץ‬

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